Gorillaz are back. The world’s most successful virtual band will make their highly anticipated return, with a new studio album titled Humanz. The new album is to be released by Parlophone Records on Friday 28th April, 2017.

Produced by Gorillaz, The Twilight Tone of D /\ P and Remi Kabaka and recorded in London, Paris, New York, Chicago and Jamaica; Humanz comes seven years on from the release of albums The Fall, and Plastic Beach. Murdoc Niccals (bass), Noodle (guitar), Russel Hobbs (drums) and 2D (vocals) are – as always – joined by a stellar line-up of featured artists which includes Jehnny Beth (Savages), Danny Brown, Benjamin Clementine, De La Soul, D.R.A.M., Peven Everett, Anthony Hamilton, Grace Jones, Zebra Katz, Kelela, Mavis Staples, Vince Staples, Popcaan, Pusha T, Jamie Principle and Kali Uchis among others (see below for full tracklisting).

Alongside this announcement, a six-minute Jamie Hewlett-directed epic animated film, featuring four Humanz tracks – being ‘Saturnz Barz’ in full, plus highlights of ‘Ascension’, ‘Andromeda’ and ‘We Got The Power’ – is now available. With the film – ‘Saturnz Barz (Spirit House)’, supported by YouTube – also affords an extraordinary cutting-edge VR video (360-3D). And an interactive VR version is set to be released on Daydream in April.

Gorillaz will headline the recently announced, sold-out Demon Dayz Festival at Dreamland Margate on Saturday 10th June 2017. Full details of dates scheduled for later in the year, will be announced soon.